Newsletter

Driver taken to hospital after vehicle strikes two parked cars in Montara

Reports indicate 32-year-old man was speeding just before he crashed

The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office says a red Honda driven by Robert E. Day III, 32, was traveling at a high rate of speed Monday morning when it struck a parked silver car on S.W. Glencrest Drive before crossing the yard and striking a second parked vehicle.

Shawnee County sheriff’s officials say a 32-year-old man drove through a T-intersection at a high rate of speed before striking two parked vehicles Monday morning in Montara.

Sgt. Steve Luttjohann said at the scene the driver of a red car struck a silver car that was parked on the street at S.W. 71st Terrace and Glencrest, pushing it up against a residence before striking a second vehicle that was parked in the driveway.

The crash was reported about 9 a.m. at S.W. 71st Terrace and Glencrest Drive.

Sgt. Todd Stallbaumer on Monday afternoon identified the driver of the red car as Robert E. Day III, 32, of Topeka. He was taken to Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center for treatment of injuries that weren’t believed to be life-threatening.

Stallbaumer said emergency dispatchers received a call about a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed near S.W. 57th and Topeka Boulevard just before the crash. The vehicle’s description matched that of Day’s car.

The crash was reported while deputies were responding to the area where the vehicle had been seen speeding, he said.

The posted speed limit through the residential area is 25 mph.

Deputies located Day’s red 2002 Honda Accord, which sustained extensive damage, in the front yard of a residence in the 7100 block of S.W. Glencrest Drive, Stallbaumer said.

The Honda was traveling west on S.W. 71st Terrace when it struck a silver 2010 Mazda 3 that was legally parked on the street. Then, Stallbaumer said, the Honda left the roadway, crossed the yard and came to rest after striking a 2013 Jeep Cherokee that was parked in the driveway.

Stallbaumer said Day will be booked into jail in connection with reckless driving and driving without a license.